Thimble for cable connections.



G. F. SWORTFIGERl THIMBLE FOR CABLE CONNECTIONS.

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ATTOR N EY S GEORGE F. SWORTFGER, OF EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

THIMBLE FOR CABLE CONNECTIONS.

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Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Fatented Unt. 16, 31917.

Application led March 21, 1916. Serial No. 85,631.

To all /wwm 'it may concern.'

Be it known that l, GEORGE F. Swonrrrenn, a citizen of the United States, and resident of East Orange, in the county of Essex, State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Thimbles for Cable Connections, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to cable fastenings, and particularly to the thimbles that are employed within the loop of the cable where the loop attaches to another loop or to an anchorage. Its obj ect is to malte the thiinble more easily controllable; and the object is attained by the means set forth in this speciication and the accompanying drawings.

Figure l is a plan of a thimble with the improvement attached. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the center' of the thiinble. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the thimble. F ig. et shows the application of this invention.

A trouble experienced in the use of the thinible shown is that in drawing the cable through an anchor eye, the tendency is for the thiinble to follow the cable, so that the attention ot a man is required to keep the thimble in its proper place. In Fig. i is shown the application of my invention to the thiinble, which consists of the addition to the thimble oi lug projections o c, and the illustration makes it apparent how the projections will serve to prevent improper movement of the thimble.

Fig. 1 represents a thimble with this improvement attached. The thimble comprises a semicircular part with limb extensions o o, the whole made of curved bar iron or steel, the concave side of the rod being upon the outside of the thimble. Projections c c are formed upon the inner tace of the thimble, one upon each side of the space to be occupied by the attached cable anchorage, the projections to be of suiiicient length to prevent their slipping under the parts they are tended to abut against.

As will be plain from reference to Figs. 2 and these projections are not set upon the thimble, but are formed out ot the body of the thimble, by punching or pressing from the outside. lWhile the thimble is supported upon a form, depressions are made by means of a punch in a press, the extended walls of the projections being shown in cross section at c e, Fig. No particular form or" eX- tension is essential so long as it serves the purpose of preventing the moving of the thimble with the cable.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

l. A thimble for cable anchorage provided with projections upon its inner face adjacent to `the part of the thimble to he occupied by the anchorage.

2. rEhe combination with a cable, a thimble and an anchor eye, of projections 0n the inner face of the thimble to prevent the thimble turning in the anchor eye.

GEORGE F. SWORTFIGER.

Witnesses:

J. l). KELLY, MARY KELLY.

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